The
Senate passed a package of bills Thursday setting new regulations on medical
marihuana growers, transporters and dispensaries, and allowing edible forms of
medical marihuana.
HB
4209, HB
4210, HB
4827, SB
141, and SB
1014 all passed the Senate. HB 4209 creates a Medical Marihuana
Licensing Board and requires state operating licenses, including a
recommendation from local government for provisioning centers, growers,
processors, transporters and marihuana testing. Additionally, the bill allows
immunity for licensees from prosecution of marihuana offenses and creates an
excise tax of 3 percent.
HB
4210 amended the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act to allow manufacturers of
marihuana-infused products and regulates the manufacture, transfer and
transport of those products. An additional amendment adopted expands where oils
are prohibited and appropriates $8.5 million from the Marihuana Registry Fund
to the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs for the implementation of
HB 4827. HB 4827 creates a system of tracking and regulating the commercial
traffic of products.
SB
141 updates the sentencing guidelines for selling marihuana in violation of
registry identification card restrictions. Finally, SB 1014 allows the
Department of Health and Human Services the ability to establish emergency
rules on medical marihuana while a Medical Marihuana Licensing Board is
created.
The
package goes to the House for consideration.